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Scott PowersOctober 31, 2018

Republicans still have a solid block of support from Florida’s Cuban-American community but Puerto Ricans and other Hispanic voters are breaking strongly toward Democrats Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson, giving the Democrats sizable leads overall among Hispanic voters, according to a new poll commissioned by Telemundo. Overall, Gillum has a 51 percent to 40 percent […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 30, 2018

“Elections have consequences.” That was the message of an ebullient Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood Tuesday messaged against Republican health care policies at Edward Waters College. Nelson spoke to media after a roundtable event in which he and other speakers discussed the need for health coverage. At the heart of […]

Scott PowersOctober 30, 2018

The Hispanic Leadership Fund is launching two radio and digital advertisements — one in English and one in Spanish — in support of Gov. Rick Scott‘s Republican candidacy for the U.S. Senate. The ads declare that Scott understands how hard Hispanics work and that is why he has been working so hard to support them. […]

Jacob OglesOctober 30, 2018

A new University of North Florida poll finds Florida’s race for U.S. Senate basically tied, with 47 percent of likely voters backing Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson and 46 percent supporting Republican challenger Rick Scott. Pollsters report a 3-point margin of error. The race finds another 7 percent undecided, leaving both candidates clamoring for the small […]

Scott PowersOctober 26, 2018

As if an outside spending figure of $53 million through last Tuesday was not impressive enough, national groups have flooded Florida with another $13 million in campaign advertising just in the three days since trying to sway voters in the U.S. Senate contest between Bill Nelson and Rick Scott. As has been the case throughout […]

Scott PowersOctober 24, 2018

The Miami Herald, the Tampa Bay Times, the Sun Sentinel of South Florida, the Palm Beach Post, and the Orlando Sentinel all have endorsed the re-election of Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, and his campaign wants to make sure voters know that. In an era when newspaper readership and influence are declining and newspapers’ credibility […]

Scott PowersOctober 22, 2018

A Democratic political action committee has released a new Spanish-language TV commercial reminding Puerto Ricans of many of their disappointments in President Donald Trump‘s response to Hurricane Maria and pointing out that Florida Gov. Rick Scott has refused to criticize the federal response. “The Trump administration’s lack of response to Hurricane Maria was woefully inadequate, […]

Scott PowersOctober 22, 2018

A new poll from Quinnipiac University continues that polling outfit’s findings that Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has a significant lead over Republican Gov. Rick Scott in the battle for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat this year. The latest Q poll gives Nelson a six-point lead over Scott, 52 percent to 46 percent, with two two […]

Scott PowersOctober 22, 2018

Two major Democratic groups that have each poured millions of dollars already into Florida this year are launching a new wave of digital ads aimed at encouraging the base to get out to vote. Senate Majority PAC and Priorities USA Action are launching the ads in Florida and four other battleground states as part of […]

Scott PowersOctober 22, 2018

Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson are again in a dead-heat in Florida’s U.S. Senate election contest, according to the latest survey from St. Pete Polls, with each drawing just over 48 percent. Scott has a slight edge in the poll when broken down into tenths, 48.6 percent to 48.3 percent, […]

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Telemundo poll: Hispanics favoring Andrew Gillum, Bill Nelson

‘Election year conversion’: Bill Nelson on Rick Scott’s health coverage stance

Hispanic Leadership Fund launching ads supporting Rick Scott

Poll: Bill Nelson clings to 1-point lead on Rick Scott

Money still flooding into Florida’s U.S. Senate race from outside groups, especially from Democrats

Bill Nelson ad touts widespread newspaper endorsements

Democrats’ ad seeks to tie Rick Scott to Donald Trump’s Puerto Rico response

Quinnipiac Poll continues to show Bill Nelson with solid lead over Rick Scott

Democratic groups launch new round of voter-turnout digital ads

Latest Senate poll: Rick Scott and Bill Nelson deadlocked